The penultimate park, Zion.
Checkerboard Mesa. Vertical lines are very rare and are actually cracks in the sandstone.
Riverwalk that leads to the narrows.
Hanhan in the Virgin River, creater of the canyon at Zion.
My fishing pole does seem to work.
The entrance to the canyon.
A boulder.
Columbine, Utah's signature flower
Hanging garden cascading down the cliff face.
The narrows. We couldn't continue because of the flow. This part of the river was closed.
Hanhan was ready to take the narrows on. They're lucky she couldn't!
Glad none of these came down while we were here.
This is why Zion exiists, trees in a desert.
This little river carved the canyon in the distance.
Patience!
Patience!
Weeping rock.
The rain seeps through the sandstone until it meets harder rock, then it has to come out.
The rain seeps through the sandstone until it meets harder rock, then it has to come out.
Nice view down a valley.
Looks just like Illinois.
If you don't see the mountains anyway!
If you don't see the mountains anyway!
Cactus grow really large here because there is lots of water.
Just a pretty picture.
Court of the Patriarchs.